How to Effectively Resist Temptation?

How to Effectively Resist Temptation?

Things forbidden have a certain charm.

Temptation can be endured.

There is a reward for the person who endures it.

You will be a happy person if you resist temptation’s pull.

1. Where does temptation come from?

• We play a key roke in our own temptation.
• You are now coming under its power and enjoying the experience.
• You are almost hooked.
• The hook is now set.
• Finally, the deadly effects of sin kick in.

We have 3 enemies

• The World, with its allure, is the external foe.
• The flesh, with its evil desires, is the internal foe.
• Satan, with his enticements is the internal foe.

2. When does it come?

• Arrogance

3. Who does it come to?

• Youngs in the faith.
• Those who are making a difference.

4. How does it come?

It enter through the doorway of your mind. So fill your mind with thoughts, the best not the worst. The beautiful, not the ugly, Things to praise, not things to curse.

5. Where is the best place to be when it comes?

Stay away wrong places and people.

What is the temptation?

• Satisfying your needs.
• Enjoying the moment.
• Playing out.

Temptation is putting physical above spiritual. There is nothing wrong with eating. Its not wrong to eat to live. But it is wrong when you live to eat. So keep your priorities in order. Keep first things first. And first is your religion.

6. What is the primary weapon we should use to resist it?

The Word of God, carrying in your heart and in your mind.

Temptation. It can be effectively resisted.

• Memorize God.
• Stay close to God.
• Stay away from the Satan influences.
• And God will never allow more in your life that you cant handle.